Where does “mollycoddler” come from?
mollycoddler (English) comes from English mollycoddle, from English Molly, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם.
mollycoddler (English): One who mollycoddles
Ancestry of “mollycoddler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mollycoddle | A person, especially a man or a boy, who is... |
| 2 | English | Molly | The crystalline or powdered form of MDMA; A Molly... |
| 3 | English | mary | A male homosexual |
| 4 | French | marie | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 6 | Latin | Marīa | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 9 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 10 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |